Specialist Grade Doctor - Luton CMHT | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £96,990 - £107,155 PA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Luton, LU1 2PJ |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7230818/363-MRBED7230818 |
Summary
Working with a well established, vibrant and friendly multidisciplinary community
mental health team covering Bedford specialising in providing high quality and
evidence based care for older adults. The team specialises in assessment and
treatment of patients with complex, severe and enduring mental health conditions
and patients with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia.
Detailed duties in attached JD.
• 10 PAs
• The speciality doctor will work closely with the consultant psychiatrist and Multi
Disciplinary team, and will provide clinical support for the assessment and
management of mental health problems on a routine and emergency basis.
• On average 9 Programmed Activities per week will be devoted to Direct
Clinical Care. Care of patients in the community in North Mid Beds-Biggleswade
area, in the Functional Model.
• Assess new referrals and review existing patients. 6 to 7 out-patient clinics per
week either at Spring House (Biggleswade CMHT) or designated GP Surgery.
• Additional clinics to see patients in emergency &/ provide telephone contact
with patients and their carers to manage urgent queries
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed duties in attached JD.
• CPA meetings, Professional meetings, Case Conferences and home visits as
necessary.
• Liaise with team members and provide telephone and face to face contact to
members of the team and see patients urgently.
• Triage referrals regularly with Team Manager or Duty Worker to provide a safe,
prompt and appropriate service to the person who was referred.
• Provide face to face and telephone liaison service to other secondary mental
health teams, General Practitioners and Primary care workers
• Mental Health Act day time rota every 4-6 weeks (If Section 12/2 approved)
• Provide cover for clinical care for patients during the absence of the
Supervising Consultant's annual and study leave
• Engage in CPD activities
• Take an active part in the PGME or local teaching
• Provide informal teaching to medical and non-medical students (Mental Health
Nurses, Social Workers, Psychologists and Occupational Health) in training
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Jun 2025